Hildegard of Bingen, a nun who died in 1179, spoke of the
grace of God inherent in all living things as ‘greenness.’ A thousand years ago
she wrote: “If we fall in love with creation deeper and deeper, we will respond
to its endangerment with passion.” I agree with this ancient nun. The grace of
God is found in greenness. (The reason Christian ministers of liturgical traditions
where a green stole during the Ordinary Sundays [non-festival times of the year]
is that green symbolizes life.)
I, like many others, get tired of debating environmental
issues. It seems so obvious; why is there any argument at all? But there are
forces that are tied to ego or profits that continue to resist the truth about
our need to tend this planet with care. In the Christian tradition we would
call those forces ‘sinful’ forces. I believe God the Creator calls us to love the
natural world and take care of it, even in the face of big business and
political entrenchment.
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